Data Protection Information

A.        General information

1.         Scope of application

This privacy policy contains information about the processing of personal data in the context of the use of our website “bind-x.com”.

2.         Responsibility and contact persons

The company responsible for the processing of personal data is Bind-X GmbH (hereinafter: Bind-X). The address and contact details can be found in the legal notice. (Imprint). If you have any questions about data protection in connection with our products/services or the use of our website, you can contact us at any time by post or by email at privacy@bind-x.com .

3.         Place of data processing

We store all personal data that is collected or processed via the website on our own web servers. Insofar as we use the infrastructure of external service providers, we have ensured that this is always done on the basis of the necessary agreements on order processing.

4.         Changes to the data protection information

In the context of the further development of data protection law and technological or organizational changes, our data protection information is regularly reviewed for the need for adjustments or additions and updated if necessary.

B.         General data processing when accessing our website

1.         Logfiles

When our websites are accessed, a log data record (so-called server log files) is stored on our web server, which also includes the IP address of the website visitor. The data within these server log files are required, among other things, to correctly display the content of our websites and to ensure the security of our IT infrastructure (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR). The log files are deleted regularly and automatically by our hoster. If you would like further information on this, please contact us at any time using the contact details above.

2.         Tools and cookies

This website uses various services and applications (collectively “tools”) that are offered either by us or by third parties. These include, in particular, tools that use technologies to store or access information in the end device (e.g. cookies, Web Storag, JavaScripts or pixels). Details on the tools, in particular the cookies used, can be found in the data protection settings.

On the one hand, we distinguish between tools that are absolutely necessary, e.g. to provide the basic functions of the website or to provide an expressly requested service (the legal basis for the use of these tools is our legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, or § 25 para. 2 no. 2 TTDSG). On the other hand, we use tools that are not absolutely necessary and enable us, for example, to evaluate website views and visits or to play out targeted marketing measures. We require your prior consent for the use of these tools (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR and Section 25 (1) TTDSG).

3.         Management and configuration of tools and cookies

Our website uses a cookie consent management tool to manage and control any consent required for the storage or loading of certain tools. The associated data processing is therefore necessary in order to provide you with the legally required consent management and to comply with our documentation obligations. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, justified by our interest in fulfilling the legal requirements for consent management (§ 25 para. 2 no. 2 TTDSG). You can withdraw your consent for certain tools at any time. To do so, click on the data protection settings. There you can also change the selection of tools you wish to consent to the use of, as well as additional information on cookies and the respective storage period. Alternatively, you can assert your revocation for certain tools directly with the provider. If you have any questions about the provider or require further information, please feel free to contact us at any time using the contact details above.

4.         Analysis tools

We use tools on our website with which we can better understand user behavior and optimize our offer based on the information collected. Details of these tools can also be found in the data protection settings. It is always ensured that these tools are only used or data is only processed if you have given your prior consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR; Section 25 para. 1 TTDSG). If these providers have access to personal data or the tools are hosted by these providers, the necessary order processing contracts have been concluded. If you have any questions about the providers or require further information about any storage and deletion processes, please feel free to contact us at any time using the aforementioned contact details.

We currently use the following analysis tools:

4.1     Google Universal Analytics

On our websites we use Google Universal Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”). Google Universal Analytics uses JavaScripts and pixels, among other things, to read information on your end device, as well as cookies to store information on your end device. This serves to analyze your usage behavior and improve our website. We will process the information obtained to evaluate your use of the website and to compile reports on website activity for the website operator. We have made various settings to comply with data protection requirements (including IP anonymization; automatic deletion of old logs). The legal basis for this data processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR; § 25 para. 1 TTDSG.

4.2     Google Tag Manager

On this website, we use the Google Tag Manager service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. This tool allows “website tags” (i.e. keywords that are integrated into HTML elements) to be implemented and managed via an interface. By using Google Tag Manager, we can automatically track which button, link or personalized image you have actively clicked on and can then record which content on our website is of particular interest to you. These processing operations are only carried out with your express consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR; § 25 para. 1 TTDSG. Further information on Google Tag Manager and Google’s privacy policy can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy.

5.         Content Delivery Network (CDN) Fastly

Our website uses the Content Delivery Network (CDN) Fastly to deliver content. The CDN Fastly is operated by Fastly Inc, General Counsel 475 Brannan St, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94107. The Fastly CDN makes the content of our website available on various servers distributed around the world. This shortens the loading time of the website, increases reliability and provides greater protection against data loss. The content embedded on this website, such as images and videos, is obtained from Fastly CDN when the page is accessed. The use of Fastly Web Services and the Fastly CDN is in the interest of higher reliability, increased protection against data loss and better loading speed of the website (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR; § 25 para. 2 no. 2 TTDSG). You can find Fastly’s current privacy policy here: https://www.fastly.com/privacy.

C.         Other special data processing

1.          Contact form

We offer a contact form on our website to answer questions from interested parties and users and to provide information about our services. We only process the inquiries and information sent to us in this context to process your inquiry and to contact you (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR). We store your data for no longer than the duration of any resulting business relationship with you (Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR). If such a business and contractual relationship does not arise as a result of the request, we will delete your data no later than twelve (12) months after the last contact with you. The right to object to the processing beforehand or to request erasure naturally remains unaffected.

2.          OpenStreetMap

We use the OpenStreetMap map service on our website. OpenStreetMap is an open-source project of the OpenStreetMap Foundation. It is used to display interactive (land) maps in order to visualize geographical information. When you access this content, you establish a connection to the servers of the OpenStreetMap Foundation, St John’s Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge CB4 0WS, United Kingdom, whereby your IP address and possibly browser data such as your user agent are transmitted. This data is processed exclusively for the above-mentioned purposes and to maintain the security and functionality of OpenStreetMap. The use of OpenStreetMap is based on our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, i.e. our interest in making it easier for you to find the locations mentioned on the website. Further information can be found in the privacy policy for OpenStreetMap: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy.

D.        Applications

You will receive information about the type and scope of data processing in the event that you send us your application documents via the e-mail address provided immediately after receipt of your application.

E.         Social media

We operate websites on online platforms and social networks to interact with potential or existing customers, to exchange information with interested parties and users, or to advertise offers and services. We operate our websites in so-called joint responsibility (under data protection law) with the providers. We process data that you share or publish directly via the online platforms and networks (e.g. via comment and chat functions) as the controller in order to interact with you in this regard or to exchange information with you. As part of this interaction, we may also receive statistical data on the use of our “channels and fan pages” from the platform operators. This includes, for example, information about interactions, likes, comments or summarized information and statistics (e.g. IP address; origin of followers) that help us to learn about interactions with our site. The legal basis for data processing in our area of responsibility is Art. 6 para. 1, sentence 1 lit. f) GDPR.

However, the providers also process data under their own responsibility. We have no influence on data that is processed by the provider under its own responsibility in accordance with its own terms of use and data protection. We would like to point out that when you access the aforementioned providers, further data (e.g. from your usage and “surfing behavior”) may be collected and possibly transmitted to the provider. Please also note that in the event of interaction via the aforementioned media, data may also be processed outside the European Union. Furthermore, user data is generally processed for market research and advertising purposes. For example, usage profiles can be created from the usage behavior and the resulting interests of the users. The usage profiles can in turn be used, for example, to place advertisements inside and outside the platforms that presumably correspond to the interests of the users. You can find more information on this in the data protection information of the respective providers. If we have personal data about you in connection with the use of the online platforms and networks, please address your concerns to us. If you also wish to assert rights against a specific provider, please contact the respective provider.

F.         Your rights

You can assert your rights regarding your processed personal data against us at any time using the contact details provided at the beginning. You have the following rights in particular:

Art. 15 GDPR:

Right to information about your data processed by us

This includes, in particular, information about the processing purposes, the category of data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been or will be disclosed, the planned storage period, the existence of a right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing or objection, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint, the origin of your data if it was not collected by us, as well as the existence of automated decision-making including profiling and, if applicable, meaningful information about its details.

Art. 16 GDPR:

Right to rectification of incorrect data or completion of your data stored by us.

The right to rectification means in particular that you have the right to obtain from us without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you and the completion of incomplete personal data.

Art. 17 GDPR:

Right to erasure of your data stored by us

The right to erasure means that you generally have the right to demand that we erase personal data concerning you without undue delay and that we are obliged to erase personal data without undue delay. This may be the case, for example, if personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed.

Art. 18 GDPR:

Right to restriction of data processing.

The right to restriction may become relevant if you dispute the accuracy of the personal data.

Art. 20 GDPR:

Right to disclosure of your data (“data portability”).

The right to disclosure means that you generally have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and you have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from us.

Art. 21 GDPR:

Right to object to the processing if the processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. e) or lit. f) GDPR.

As the data subject, you have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning you which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions. Where personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing.

Art. 77 GDPR:

Right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.

Status: 07.02.2024